Senior Clinical Psychologist

NHS; Llanelli; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Llanelli is seeking a Senior Clinical Psychologist to join its dedicated team. You will provide comprehensive psychological assessments and lead interventions for individuals with acquired brain injuries. The role requires a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and expertise in neuropsychology, along with collaborative work within a multi-disciplinary team. Additional benefits include competitive salary and generous leave. Join a compassionate organization committed to improving lives.

Benefits

38 days annual leave

Health Cash Plan

Enhanced Company Pension

Free parking

Qualifications

• Degree in Psychology accepted by BPS for Graduate Basis Registration or equivalent.
• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology or equivalent needed for HCPC registration.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist psychological and neuropsychological assessments.
• Formulate and implement intervention plans for rehabilitation.
• Coordinate care as keyworker/clinical lead.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Neuropsychological assessment

Psychological intervention

Team coordination

Education

Degree in Psychology

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology

Job description

Job summary

Senior Clinical Psychologist

Location: Llanelli

Salary: Band 8A £55,690 - £62,682 per annum DOE FTE

Hours: 21 Hours per week

MAIN PURPOSE

To work as part of a multi/inter‑disciplinary team, providing clinical psychology and neuropsychology input within the Brainkind neurobehavioural model to service users with acquired brain injury. You will lead in ensuring the neurobehavioural model of rehabilitation is delivered through multi/inter‑disciplinary working. You will consult with internal and external professionals, family members and the People We Support. You will engage in relevant research and advise other professionals as appropriate.

Main duties of the job

• To provide specialist psychological assessment and neuropsychological assessment of adults with acquired brain injury referred to Brainkind and related services, utilising and CG interpreting information from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self‑report scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi‑structured interviews with service users, family members and others involved in the service users' care.
• To complete pre‑admission assessments, highly developing specialist, collaborative and holistic neurobehavioural formulations of an individual's rehabilitation needs, including the development of SMART goals.
• To coordinate People We Support care as appropriate and agreed with your supervisor, in the role of keyworker/clinical lead.
• To be responsible for relevant data collection on work activities, as required.
• To formulate and implement plans of highly specialist psychological and/or neuropsychological intervention to support the neurobehavioural rehabilitation of adults with acquired brain injury as part of the multi/inter‑disciplinary team, based on current evidence‑based best practice.
• To undertake a range of psychological therapeutic and rehabilitation interventions, drawing on a range of psychological models and employing a range of modalities (individual, family, group) adapted and tailored to the needs of the individual and the context and ongoing evaluation of bras outcomes of the intervention.

About us

Benefits include:

• A salary of £55,690 - £62,682 per annum DOE FTE
• QiCN Sponsorship
• 38 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) (pro rata)
• Buy and sell up to 5 days annual leave
• Health Cash Plan
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Excellent training and support Nearly
• Group life assurance
• Eye voucher scheme
• Free parking
• Enhanced Company Pension
• Long Service and Staff Awards
• Enhanced Sickness Entitlement

Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people with brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more to recover and meet their personal goals. Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do – you'll find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

Brainkind are aল Disability Confident Employer. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Brainkind is committed to promoting a diverse and vaccination inclusive organisation. It's a place where we recognise, celebrate and live our values which include offering a range of inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support employees from all backgrounds.

Job description

Job responsibilities

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• To provide specialist psychological assessment and neuropsychological assessment of adults with acquired brain injury referred to BIRT and related services, utilising and interpreting information from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self‑report scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi‑structured interviews with People We Support, family members and others involved in the service users' care.
• To complete pre‑ad 亚洲AV​ admission assessments, highly developing specialist, collaborative and holistic neurobehavioural formulations of an individuals rehabilitation needs, including the development of SMART goals.
• To coordinate People We Support in care as appropriate and agreed with your supervisor, in the role of keyworker/clinical lead.
• To be responsible for relevant data collection on work activities, as required.
• To formulate and implement plans of highly specialist psychological and/or neuropsychological intervention to support the neurobehavioural rehabilitation of adults with acquired brain injury as part of the multi/inter‑disciplinary team, based on current evidence‑based best practice.
• To elicit personal goals from service users and translate this to specific, measurable, achievable, relevant timed SMART goals with the team.
• To undertake a range of psychological therapeutic and rehabilitation interventions, drawing on a range of psychological models and employing a range of modalities (individual, family, group) adapted and tailored to the needs of the individual and the context and ongoing evaluation of bras outcomes of the intervention.
• To be responsible for providing a specialist psychological perspective in the multi/inter‑disciplinary assessment of service users and their families. You will highly contribute specialist psychological and neuropsychological advice to the multi/inter‑disciplinary formulation of appropriate therapeutic approaches or intervention plans, and to be involved in, or oversee specialist psychological aspects of their implementation in collaboration with other staff.
• To undertake psychologically based risk assessment andiliation minded for relevant clients and provide advice on quantities of psychological aspects of risk to the multi/inter‑disciplinary team.
• To consult with and provide specialist psychological guidance to carers and families of service users.
• To exercise autonomous professional judgement and responsibility for the psychological management of service users on own caseload.
• To participate in regular on‑call support for the Unit on a rota basis.
• To demonstrate a duty of care to equipment and resources supplied by Brainkind.
• About You

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Psychology accepted by BPS for Graduate Basis Registration (GBR) or equivalent.
• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (BPS平台主管) or its equivalent to meet requirements to register as a practitioner psychologist with the HCPC.
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